Education

TERRE HAUTE – Indiana State University has announced its dean’s list for the spring semester of 2015.

To be eligible for the list, students must be enrolled full time and maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Perry County students making the dean’s list are Sydney Bruner, Tyler Hagedorn and Bryce Lain, all of Tell City; Taylor Elmer of Bristow; Hannah Harpenau of Leopold; Kindal Mohr of Cannelton; and Samantha Noble of St. Croix.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Austin Leclere of Cannelton, a sophomore studying pre-pharmacy at Manchester University in North Manchester, earned recognition on the spring dean’s list. Leclere was one of 298 students named to the dean’s list. The scholars achieved a 3.5 grade-point-average or higher while enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of classes this spring.

LEOPOLD – Perry Central Junior-Senior High School has been recognized as an Emerging Early College High School by The Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning.

The Early College High School model gives students a head start on the rest of their lives. Schools following the Early College framework allow students to earn both a high school diploma and up to two years toward an associate or bachelor’s degree. While open to all students, the model specifically serves low-income, first-generation, middle-performing and other underserved students.

MEADVILLE, Pa. – Tim Kloeppel graduated May 9 from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., with a bachelor’s degree in international studies and a minor in German language. Kloeppel earned cum laude honors for maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.56.

He was named an Alden Scholar, the college’s equivalent of the dean’s list, for four consecutive years.

JASPER – Jasper Engines & Transmissions announced Alyssa Underhill as winner of its annual scholarship program. Applicants must be dependent children of full-time Jasper associates. A rating system of several criteria is used to determine recipients.

Underhill is a graduate of Perry Central High School. She plans to attend the University of Southern Indiana, where she’ll study ultrasound radiology. She is the daughter of Brian and Wanda Underhill. Brian is a service technician in the service department at Jasper’s Crawford County facility.